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A father can pass on his nose and eyes and even his intelligence to his child, but not his soul. In every human being the soul is new

Hermann Hesse

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Hermann Hesse
Age: 85 †
Born: 1877
Born: July 2
Died: 1962
Died: August 9
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Hermann Karl Hesse
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